I like talking to interesting people who are living INPowered lives. They demonstrate a Spirit of Leading that is
- Service-oriented,
- Self-less, and
- Sincere.
They come from all walks of life and all generations. They are the doers who simply look for ways to improve their surroundings and impact the lives of all they touch as a result. Each of the guests I invite to the podcast has three things in common:
- They have an identifiable cause or objective, even if it is an individual effort.
- They are the founding leader or a principal in that cause.
- They have demonstrated their application of the Spirit of Leading principles. They walk the talk.
I hope that the Spirit of Leading podcast will help you find ways to get the most out of your current circumstances as you practice living INPowered in every aspect of your life: at home, at work, and in your community.
Occasionally, I offer my opinions on matters where I feel compelled to take a stand. A collection of those commentaries also have a separate page.
078: Is the United States a Democracy?
I learned in civic class, way back in junior high school, that the United States of America is organized as a federal republic. No problem. That's one of several ways a democracy can organize. The two ideas of democracy and federal republic seemed fully...
077: Clay Martin, NFL referee—the rules make the game
Clay Martin counts himself fortunate to be both a successful high school basketball coach and a member of the elite NFL officating corps as a referee. His career as an Oklahoma All-state student athlete and successful coach have garnered him entree into...
076: Project Orphans — Brittany Stokes
Brittany Stokes calls herself the voice in between. She stands as the voice of the voiceless orphaned and abandoned children of Uganda who desperately need someone to love and care for them between those benefactors who are eager to help and know their...
075: Stand in your truth—Carlisha Bradley
Carlisha Bradley is showing up on everyone's radar as a woman to watch. She made the 2014 Tulsa YWCA list of 100 Tulsa women with moxie, a celebration of influential Tulsa women who, over the years, have make their presence known across the decades and...
074: Claire Grace—passion for compassion
Claire Grace shows us that the INPowered come from every generation—hers is Gen Z. She's already setting a fast pace and high bar for personal accomplishments, not the least of which is deciding to have a go at summiting Colorado's highest peaks. On this...
073: Better ethics, better business—Kitt Letcher, Better Business Bureau of Central Oklahoma
Kitt Letcher, President & CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Central Oklahoma says that having a clear sense of one's core values will help resolve many of the issues that trip up some businesses. In this episode of the Spirit of Leadingpodcast, Kitt...
072: Tulsa Changemakers expands—Jake Lerner & Andrew Spector
Andrew Spector and Jake Lerner arrived in Tulsa for the 2015 school year as part of the Teach for America program. They saw in their students a wealth of untapped and unchallenged leadership potential. They presented a workshop on their idea in May 2016,...
071: On becoming corrupted
Corruption is insidious. It can happen to the best of people if they are not vigilant. Politics and corruption are familiar companions when special interests want to secure favorable legislation that might not be in the best intetrest of the general...
070: Francie Ekwerekwu—Nothing worth advocating for comes easy
Francie Ekwerekwu did not know her father was in prison until she was sixteen years old. When she found out, her life changed. She determined to learn all she could about her father and his incarceration. That quest ultimately led her to a life of...
069: Sara Jane Rose and Sally’s List—preparing progressive champions
Women are getting more involved in politics as candidates across the United States. In Oklahoma, Sara Janes Rose has been front and center looking for women to run for office in Oklahoma to champion progressive issues, many of which are women's rights...
068: Do you have itching ears?
Everyone is susceptible to being scammed. Even the smartest people can be fooled. President Lincoln is attributed with saying, "You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the...
067: Disruptions provoke renewal
The history of the world is a history of disruptions. We human beings like predictability that gives us a sense of safety. We like to know what's going to happen next so we can prepare for it. Disruptions throw us into a state of panic as chaos swirls...